Exam 101: weight Topic 101: 8 Hardware & Architecture Topic 102: 30 Linux Installation & Package Management Topic 103: 31 GNU & Unix Commands Topic 104: 24 Devices, Linux Filesystems, Filesystem Hierarchy Standard Topic 110: 13 The X Window System Topic 101: Hardware & Architecture 1.101.1 Configure Fundamental BIOS Settings Weight: 1 Description: Candidates should be able to configure fundamental system hardware by making the correct settings in the system BIOS in x86 based hardware. Key knowledge area(s): Enable and disable integrated peripherals. Configure systems with or without external peripherals such as keyboards. Correctly set IRQ, DMA and I/O addresses for all BIOS administrated ports and settings for error handling. The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities: /proc/ioports /proc/interrupts /proc/dma /proc/pci 1.101.3 Configure Modem and Sound cards Weight: 1 Description: Candidates should be able to configure modem and soundcard settings. Key knowledge area(s): Ensure devices meet compatibility requirements (particularly that the modem is not an unsupported win-modem). Verify that correct resources are used by the cards. Configure modem for outbound dial-up. Set serial port speeds. The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities: /proc/dma /proc/interrupts /proc/ioports /proc/pci lspci lsusb 1.101.4 Setup non-IDE Devices Weight: 1 Description: Candidates should be able to configure non-IDE devices as SCSI, SATA, USB drives using the special BIOS as well as the necessary Linux tools. Key knowledge area(s): Differentiate between the various types of non-IDE devices. Manipulate BIOS to detect used and available SCSI IDs. Set the correct hardware ID for different devices, especially the boot device. Configure BIOS settings to control the boot sequence when both non-IDE and IDE devices are present . The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities: SCSI ID /proc/scsi/ scsi_info 1.101.5 Setup different PC expansion cards Weight: 3 Description: Candidates should be able to configure various cards for the various expansion slots. Key knowledge area(s): Know the differences between coldplug and hotplug devices. Determine hardware recources for devices. The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities: The appropriate subdirectories of /proc hotplug configuration files, terms and utilities lspci lsusb 1.101.6 Configure Communication Devices Weight: 1 Description: Candidates should be able to install and configure different internal and external communication devices like modems, ISDN adapters and DSL modems. Key knowledge area(s): Verification of compatibility requirements (such as the modem is not a winmodem). Correctly set IRQs, DMAs and I/OPorts of the cards to avoid conflicts between devices. Load and configure suitable device drivers. Set serial port speed. Setup modem for outbound PPP connections. The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities: /proc/dma /proc/interrupts /proc/ioports setserial 1.101.7 Configure USB devices Weight: 1 Description: Candidates should be able to activate USB support, use and configure different USB devices. Key knowledge area(s): Identify and load the correct USB driver module. Demonstrate knowledge of the USB layer architecture and the modules used in the different layers. The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities: lspci xHCI modules lsusb /etc/usbmgr/ usbmodules /etc/hotplug udev configuration files, utilities and documentation Topic 102: Linux Installation & Package Management 1.102.1 Design hard disk layout Weight: 5 Description: Candidates should be able to design a disk partitioning scheme for a Linux system. Key knowledge area(s): Allocate filesystems and swap space to separate partitions or disks. Tailor the design to the intended use of the system. Ensure the /boot partition conforms to the BIOS requirements for booting. The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities: / (root) filesystem /var filesystem /home filesystem swap space mount points partitions 1.102.2 Install a boot manager Weight: 1 Description: Candidates should be able to select, install and configure a boot manager. Key knowledge area(s): Providing alternative boot locations and backup boot options (for example, using a boot floppy or a bootable CDROM). Install and configure a boot loader such as GRUB or LILO. Interact with the boot loader. The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities: /boot/grub/grub.conf /boot/grub/menu.lst grub-install MBR superblock first stage boot loader /etc/lilo.conf lilo 1.102.3 Make and install programs from source Weight: 5 Description: Candidates should be able to build and install an executable program from source. This objective includes being able to unpack a file of sources. Candidates should be able to make simple customizations to the Makefile, for example changing paths or adding extra include directories, either in the raw Makefile or using the configure tools. Key knowledge area(s): Unpack a file of sources using typical compression utilities. Make simple customizations to Makefile such as changing paths or adding extra include directories. Apply parameters to a configure script. Know where sourses are stored by default. Compile a RPM or DPKG software package using sources. The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities: RPM and DPKG commands /usr/src/ gunzip gzip bzip2 tar configure make 1.102.4 Manage shared libraries Weight: 3 Description: Candidates should be able to determine the shared libraries that executable programs depend on and install them when necessary. Key knowledge area(s): Identify shared libraries. Identify the typical locations of system libraries. Load shared libraries. The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities: ldd ldconfig /etc/ld.so.conf LD_LIBRARY_PATH 1.102.5 Use Debian package management Weight: 8 Description: Candidates should be able to perform package management using the Debian package tools. Key knowledge area(s): Install, upgrade and uninstall Debian binary packages. Find packages containing specific files or libraries which may or may not be installed. Obtain package information like version, content, dependencies, package integrity and installation status (whether or not the package is installed). The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities: unpack configure /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg /var/lib/dpkg/* /etc/apt/apt.conf /etc/apt/sources.list dpkg dselect dpkg-reconfigure apt-get alien 1.102.6 Use Red Hat Package Manager (RPM) Weight: 8 Description: Candidates should be able to perform package management using RPM based tools. Key knowledge area(s): Install, re-install, upgrade and remove RPM packages. Obtain information on RPM packages such as version, status, dependencies, integrity and signatures. Determine what files a package provides, as well as find which package a specific file comes from. The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities: /etc/rpmrc /usr/lib/rpm/* rpm grep Topic: 103 GNU & Unix Commands 1.103.1 Work on the command line Weight: 5 Description: Candidates should be able to interact with shells and commands using the command line. The objective assumes the bash shell. Key knowledge area(s): Use single shell commands and one line command sequences to perform basic tasks on the command line. Use and modify the shell environment including defining, referencing and exporting environment variables. Use and edit command history. Invoke commands inside and outside the defined path. Use commands recursively through a directory tree. The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities: . bash echo env exec export pwd set unset ~/.bash_history ~/.profile 1.103.2 Process text streams using filters Weight: 6 Description: Candidates should should be able to apply filters to text streams. Key knowledge area(s): Send text files and output streams through text utility filters to modify the output using standard UNIX commands found in the GNU textutils package. The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities: cat cut expand fmt head hexdump join nl paste pr sed sort split tac tail tr unexpand uniq wc 1.103.3 Perform basic file management Weight: 3 Description: Candidates should be able to use the basic Linux commands to manage files and directories. Key knowledge area(s): Copy, move and remove files and directories individually. Copy multiple files and directories recursively. Remove files and directories recursively. Use simple and advanced wildcard specifications in commands. Using find to locate and act on files based on type, size, or time. The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities: cp find mkdir mv ls rm rmdir touch file globbing 1.103.4 Use streams, pipes and redirects Weight: 5 Description: Candidates should be able to redirect streams and connect them in order to efficiently process textual data. Tasks include redirecting standard input, standard output and standard error, piping the output of one command to the input of another command, using the output of one command as arguments to another command and sending output to both stdout and a file. Key knowledge area(s): Redirecting standard input, standard output and standard error. Pipe the output of one command to the input of another command. Use the output of one command as arguments to another command. Send output to both stdout and a file. The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities: 1.103.5 Create, monitor and kill processes Weight: 5 Description: Candidates should be able to perform basic process management. Key knowledge area(s): Run jobs in the foreground and background. Start a process that will run without being associated to a terminal. Signal a program to continue running after logout. Monitor active processes. Select and sort processes for display. Send signals to processes. Kill processes including processes that did not terminate correctly after an X session has closed The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities: & bg fg jobs kill nohup ps top killall 1.103.6 Modify process execution priorities Weight: 3 Description: Candidates should should be able to manage process execution priorities. Key knowledge area(s): Know the default priority of a job that is created. Run a program with higher or lower priority than the default.. Change the priority of a running process. The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities: nice ps renice top 1.103.7 Search text files using regular expressions Weight: 3 Description: Candidates should be able to manipulate files and text data using regular expressions. This objective includes creating simple regular expressions containing several notational elements. It also includes using regular expression tools to perform searches through a filesystem or file content. Key knowledge area(s): Create simple regular expressions containing several notational elements. Use regular expression tools to perform searches through a filesystem or file content. The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities: grep sed 1.103.8 Perform basic file editing operations using vi Weight: 1 Description: Candidates should be able to edit text files using vi. This objective includes vi navigation, basic vi modes, inserting, editing, deleting, copying and finding text. Key knowledge area(s): Navigate a document using vi. Use basic vi modes (Command, Insert, Replace). Insert, edit, delete, copy and find text. The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities: vi /, ? h,j,k,l G, H, L i, c, d, dd, p, o, a ZZ, :w!, :q!, :e! :! Topic 104: Devices, Linux Filesystems, Filesystem Hierarchy Standard 1.104.1 Create partitions and filesystems Weight: 3 Description: Candidates should be able to configure disk partitions and then create filesystems on media such as hard disks. This includes the handling of swap partitions. Key knowledge area(s): Use various mkfs commands to set up partitions and create various filesystems, including ext2, ext3, reiserfs, vfat and xfs. The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities: fdisk mkfs mkswap 1.104.2 Maintain the integrity of filesystems Weight: 3 Description: Candidates should be able to maintain a standard filesystem, as well as the extra data associated with a journaling filesystem. Key knowledge area(s): Verify the integrity of filesystems. Monitor free space and inodes. Repair simple filesystem problems. The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities: du df fsck e2fsck mke2fs debugfs dumpe2fs tune2fs 1.104.3 Control mounting and unmounting filesystems Weight: 3 Description: Candidates should be able to configure the mounting of a filesystem. Key knowledge area(s): Manually mount and unmount filesystems. Configure filesystem mounting on bootup. Configure user mountable removeable filesystems such as tape drives, floppies and CDROMs. The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities: /etc/fstab mount umount 1.104.4 Managing disk quota Weight: 3 Description: Candidates should be able to manage disk quotas for users. Key knowledge area(s): Set up a disk quota for a filesystem. Edit, check and generate user quota reports. The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities: quota edquota repquota quotaon 1.104.5 Use file permissions to control access to files Weight: 5 Description: Candidates should be able to control file access through the proper use of permissions. Key knowledge area(s): Manage access permissions on regular and special files as well as directories. Use access modes such as suid, sgid and the sticky bit to maintain security. Use the group field to grant file access to workgroups. Basic knowledge of ACL. Know how to change the default file creation mode of the shell. The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities: chmod umask chattr (where applicable) 1.104.6 Manage file ownership Weight: 1 Description: Candidates should be able to control user and group ownership of files. This objective includes the ability to change the user and group owner of a file as well as the default group owner for new files. Key knowledge area(s): Manage access permissions on regular and special files as well as directories. Use the group field to grant file access to workgroups. The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities: chmod chown chgrp 1.104.7 Create and change hard and symbolic links Weight: 1 Description: Candidates should be able to create and manage hard and symbolic links to a file. Key knowledge area(s): Create links. Identify hard and/or softlinks. Copying versus linking files. Use links to support system administration tasks. The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities: ln 1.104.8 Find system files and place files in the correct location Weight: 5 Description: Candidates should be thouroughly familiar with the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS), including typical file locations and directory classifications. Key knowledge area(s): Understand the correct locations of files under the FHS. Find files and commands on a Linux system. Know the location and propose of impotant file and directories as defind in the FHS. The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities: find locate slocate updatedb whereis which /etc/updatedb.conf Topic 110: The X Window System 1.110.1 Install & Configure X11 Weight: 5 Description: Candidates should be able to install and configure X and an X font server. Key knowledge area(s): Verify that the video card and monitor are supported by an X server. Customize and tune X for the videocard and monitor. Install and configure an X font server. Install fonts. Manually edit the X Window configuration file. The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities: xorgcfg xorgconfig /etc/X11/xorg.conf XF86Setup xf86config xvidtune /etc/X11/XF86Config .Xresources 1.110.2 Setup a display manager Weight: 3 Description: Candidates should be able setup and customize a display manager. This objective covers the display managers XDM (X Display Manger), GDM (Gnome Display Manager) and KDM (KDE Display Manager). Key knowledge area(s): Turn the display manager on or off. Change the display manager greeting. Change default color depth for the display manager. Configure display managers for use by X-stations. The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities: /etc/inittab /etc/X11/xdm/* /etc/X11/kdm/* /etc/X11/gdm/* 1.110.4 Install & Customize a Window Manager Environment Weight: 5 Description: Candidates should be able to customize a system-wide desktop environment and/or window manager. Key knowledge area(s): Demonstrate an understanding of customization procedures for window manager menus and/or desktop panel menus. Select and configuring the desired x-terminal (xterm, rxvt, aterm etc.). Verify and resolve library dependency issues for X applications. Export the X-display to a client workstation. The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities: .xinitrc .Xdefaults xhost DISPLAY environment variable